Retrieving the hidden meaning: Jain commentarial techniques and the art of memory

Journal of Indian Philosophy

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-162

  Jyväsjärvi, Mari ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Br dot below hatkalpabh s dot below ya; Commentary; Interpretation; Jainism; Memory; Sa ghad sa

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952144994     PISSN: 00221791     EISSN: 15730395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10781-010-9086-8     Document Type: Article

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